diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 29c15fd..7bec40c 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -844,7 +844,11 @@ après chaque `DELETE /attachments/{id}`. Un petit vault sain ne paie rien.
   chargé à `enterApp`. Pas de photo → initiale sur couleur déterministe
   (`avatarColorFor(username)`). Upload downscale 128px JPEG via `FileReader`
   → `data:` URI (PAS `blob:` — la CSP `img-src 'self' data:` bloque blob).
-  Inclus dans l'export JSON (`avatar_b64`), restauré à l'import si absent.
+  Inclus dans l'export JSON, l'auto-backup ET le snapshot de sync
+  (`avatar_b64`). Restauré **additivement** (seulement si le device n'a pas
+  déjà d'avatar) à l'import et dans `applyRemoteSnapshot` — pas de timestamp
+  par avatar, donc on n'écrase jamais une photo locale (changer un avatar
+  existant ne se propage pas ; cosmétique, assumé).
 - **Quick search — modes fill** (Ctrl+Shift+Q) : Enter/clic-gauche =
   password seul, Shift+Enter/clic-droit = full (user + Tab + pwd), Ctrl+Enter/
   Ctrl+clic = username seul. `Bridge.executeAutofill(u, p, hide, 'user')`
diff --git a/CODE_AUDIT.md b/CODE_AUDIT.md
index f342fb4..6b80146 100644
--- a/CODE_AUDIT.md
+++ b/CODE_AUDIT.md
@@ -305,8 +305,10 @@ cf. la checklist "Entry payload" de CLAUDE.md).
 - 🔵 **Combobox custom fields** : navigation clavier (flèches ↑↓ + Enter)
   dans le menu déroulant, pas seulement souris.
 - 🔵 **Auto-lock** : afficher le temps restant avant lock dans un coin.
-- 🔵 **Avatar** : l'inclure dans le sync snapshot + auto-backup (actuellement
-  seulement dans l'export manuel) pour cohérence multi-device.
+- ~~🔵 **Avatar** : l'inclure dans le sync snapshot + auto-backup~~ — ✅ fait :
+  `avatar_b64` dans `buildSyncSnapshot` + payload auto-backup ; restauré
+  additivement dans `applyRemoteSnapshot` (adopté seulement si le device n'a
+  pas d'avatar, jamais écrasé). +2 tests merge.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/js/app.backup.js b/js/app.backup.js
index bd2c8ee..ee65f42 100644
--- a/js/app.backup.js
+++ b/js/app.backup.js
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ async function runAutoBackupNow(silent) {
                            color: f.color || '',
                            icon:  f.icon  || '',
                        })),
+            // Same as the manual export container — keep the avatar so a
+            // restore from an auto-backup brings the profile picture back.
+            avatar_b64: state.avatarDataUri || '',
             entries: [],
         };
         let _bkDone = 0;
diff --git a/js/app.sync.js b/js/app.sync.js
index 6770508..869d603 100644
--- a/js/app.sync.js
+++ b/js/app.sync.js
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ async function buildSyncSnapshot() {
         folders:     (state.folders || [])
                        .filter(f => f && f.name && f.name !== 'All')
                        .map(f => ({ name: f.name, color: f.color || '', icon: f.icon || '' })),
+        // Cosmetic, unencrypted — travels so a new device picks up the avatar
+        // (adopted only if that device has none; see applyRemoteSnapshot).
+        avatar_b64:  state.avatarDataUri || '',
         entries:     [],
         tombstones:  [],
     };
@@ -355,6 +358,21 @@ async function applyRemoteSnapshot(remote) {
         await loadFolders();
     }
 
+    // Avatar (cosmetic, unencrypted) — adopt the remote one only if this
+    // device has none, mirroring the import path. Additive so we never fight
+    // over / clobber a locally-set picture (no per-avatar timestamp to
+    // arbitrate). A device that already has an avatar keeps it.
+    if (typeof remote.avatar_b64 === 'string' && remote.avatar_b64 && !state.avatarDataUri) {
+        try {
+            await api('/avatar', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: authHeaders({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }),
+                body: JSON.stringify({ avatar_b64: remote.avatar_b64 }),
+            });
+            state.avatarDataUri = remote.avatar_b64;
+        } catch (_) {}
+    }
+
     // Per-entry merge.
     for (const r of remote.entries) {
         if (!r.uuid) continue;
diff --git a/js/tests/merge.test.js b/js/tests/merge.test.js
index b4340ba..c8223e2 100644
--- a/js/tests/merge.test.js
+++ b/js/tests/merge.test.js
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ async function freshMerge() {
             db.folders.push({ name: body.name, color: body.color || '', icon: body.icon || '' });
             return { ok: true };
         }
+        if (path === '/avatar' && method === 'POST') {
+            db.avatar = body.avatar_b64 || '';
+            return { ok: true };
+        }
         if (path === '/entries/tombstones' && method === 'GET') {
             return db.tombstones.map(t => Object.assign({}, t));
         }
@@ -220,6 +224,28 @@ test('merge: missing remote folders are added additively', async () => {
     assert.equal(added.color, '#0f0');
 });
 
+test('merge: remote avatar is adopted when the local device has none', async () => {
+    const { ctx, T, db } = await freshMerge();
+    ctx.__test.state.avatarDataUri = '';   // this device has no picture
+    await T.applyRemoteSnapshot({
+        entries: [], tombstones: [], folders: [],
+        avatar_b64: 'data:image/jpeg;base64,AAAA',
+    });
+    assert.equal(db.avatar, 'data:image/jpeg;base64,AAAA', 'avatar POSTed to server');
+    assert.equal(ctx.__test.state.avatarDataUri, 'data:image/jpeg;base64,AAAA');
+});
+
+test('merge: remote avatar does NOT clobber an existing local avatar (additive)', async () => {
+    const { ctx, T, db } = await freshMerge();
+    ctx.__test.state.avatarDataUri = 'data:image/jpeg;base64,LOCAL';
+    await T.applyRemoteSnapshot({
+        entries: [], tombstones: [], folders: [],
+        avatar_b64: 'data:image/jpeg;base64,REMOTE',
+    });
+    assert.equal(db.avatar, undefined, 'no /avatar POST when a local avatar exists');
+    assert.equal(ctx.__test.state.avatarDataUri, 'data:image/jpeg;base64,LOCAL');
+});
+
 test('merge: empty/invalid remote snapshot is a no-op', async () => {
     const { T, db } = await freshMerge();
     db.seedEntry({ uuid: 'u1' });